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Music
Rising conductor Nodoka Okisawa faces music naturally
With a baton in her hand and wins in major classical music competitions under her belt, Nodoka Okisa...
January 6, 2022
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Outside Contributors
CULTURAL CONUNDRUMS / Ordinary brilliance: Differing representations of year-end gift-giving
The holiday season has ended and the Western media’s gift-list frenzy along with it. This time I was...
January 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they ca...
January 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa canceled
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia and had his visa canceled ...
January 6, 2022
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Economy
Labor shortages overshadow economic recovery in Japan
Despite a gradual improvement in economic conditions, a labor shortage is slowly starting to bite in...
January 6, 2022
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Reuters
Japan, Australia to sign security cooperation treaty
MELBOURNE (Reuters) — Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security c...
January 5, 2022
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Reuters
Sony looks to electric cars for its next big hit
Japan’s Sony Group Corp plans to launch a company this spring to examine entering the electric vehic...
January 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Jan. 6 panel seeks interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection on Tuesday requ...
January 5, 2022
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Coronavirus
New coronavirus cases exceed 2,000 in Japan
New coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 nationwide on Wednesday, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally. ...
January 5, 2022
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Reuters
Toyota dethrones GM as U.S. sales leader in 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. outsold General Motors Co. in the Unite...
January 5, 2022
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Associated Press
China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern...
January 5, 2022
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Coronavirus
623 new infections in Okinawa Pref., level not seen since August
NAHA — The Okinawa prefectural government announced Wednesday that it had confirmed 623 new cases of...
January 5, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Singapore: Housewives get help with home-based businesses
Becoming a food entrepreneur was not something 30-year-old housewife Siti Khadijah Alias, who has to...
January 5, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Louis Vuitton heads to duty-free exit
Louis Vuitton, a brand that once symbolized the prestige that came along with overseas travel for Ko...
January 5, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Myriad issues face Kishida even as he tackles pandemic / Parties should engage in constructive talks
To contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and revive the economy, it is essential to make prope...
January 5, 2022